ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2016
Speed ratio but cabin temperature positively correlated with increased heart rates among professional drivers during car races.
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- Evaluation of truck driver rest locations and sleep quality.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Article
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objectivesThe present study measures heart rate (HR) on a number of professional race-car drivers during actual car races through annual seasons to test hypotheses that faster relative speed and higher cabin temperature would induce higher HR.
methodsHeart rates in fifteen male drivers (31.2 ± 5.5 years old) were obtained by chest-strap sensors during official-professional 13 races. Average HR was calculated while the driver was racing from the start to the end of each race.
resultsThe average HR during races was 164.5 ± 15.1 beats min
conclusionsThe cardiovascular system of drivers is considerably stressed at extremely high HR. This high average HR positively correlated with mean speed ratio, suggesting that faster driving speed would induce greater cardiovascular stress to professional drivers during actual races. However, contrary to our hypothesis, cabin temperature was not significantly correlated with average HR. It is speculated that direct body cooling systems used in this professional race category work well against increases in HR by thermal stress under the temperature range found herein.
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